Reclaim Your City

Jumping onboard the RYC podcast series this week, Swiss-born,
Berlin-based DJ and producer Audrey Danza steps up with a two-hour sonic
feast fusing pure cross-dimensional propulsion with textured
psychedelia, hi-intensity body jack and further afield tempi. Carving
out a lane of her own through her record label, Proxima, where she
experiments with eerie, esoteric electronics and more straightforward
techno numbers, Audrey has cemented her position as one of the most
unique and thrilling artists out there, constantly pushing back the
boundaries of techno as we know it, emancipated from a false sense of
tradition. Fun, effervescing, and engineered for relentless dance floor
uplift, her work is a breath of pure, fresh air.

David Sumner, alias DMO, alias VEX, member of Regis’ seminal Sandwell
District collective, belongs to this category of legendary producers who
withstood the test of time with durably impressive poise. The man
behind some of Ostgut Ton, Tresor, Sandwell District, Stoor and his own
imprint, Infrastructure New York’s most enlightening releases, has been
dishing out game-changing releases one after the other. Championing a
sound that swings the pendulum between pure groove cerebrality and
superior functionality, Sumner creates mixes like one weaves tapestries,
mastering the warps and wefts of rhythmic entanglement and the mind’s
curious architecture like no other. Brace yourself for a wild,
inspirational thriller of a mix.

A new name to the scene on the cusp of big moves, Amsterdam’s 393AD
punches in our weekly podcast series with a vengeance. Treating us to
two hours of unrelenting kick and snare-powered assault, the Dutch
producer leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the deadliest groove.
Having recently gained momentum through a pair of records for Full
Range Motion that went right for the jugular, the Amsterdam whiz
continues his ascension unbothered, delivering yet another fine example
of his abrasive and extremely dynamic style. Spirited material laid down
with veteran expertise, it's 393AD inbound with the cyclonic frenzy.
Don’t sleep.

As we move closer to our third ever Saüle takeover on April 30, this
week’s podcast comes courtesy of Dutch DJ Julie, who’ll be helming the
decks alongside Costanza and fellow RYC alums Hitam and Ruben Ganev.
Bringing her deft touch for agile techno cavalcades and deeply immersive
buildups, Julie gives us a glimpse of the night to come: a set rife
with hi-octane rollers and more intimate aesthetics, consistently
complex and gripping throughout two hours spanning deep-diving dubs,
post-industrial abstraction and further leftfield-oriented sonics. A
much compelling peek into Julie's vibrant headspace, this mix shall give
future attendees a taste of the storm to come, and absentees something
to bite into.

Actively pushing back the borders of techno language for the past
fifteen years, German DJ and producer Thomas Hessler chose to relocate
to Tbilisi, Georgia a few years ago and given the current state of the
local scene, there is little wonder why. Tireless provider of equally
hard-hitting and cerebral grooves that have taken him to play the best
stages out there including Berghain, Fabric, Bassiani and Tresor,
Hessler’s name has become synonymous with stunt-filled, hi-octane sets
and productions that operate in the gap between kevlar-coated payload,
mind-bending loops and raging sub-bass drive. Expect a fiery,
laser-precise deluge of ultra-dynamic psychedelia and rattling machine
funk. No surrender.